LUSAKA Lawyer Celestine Mukandila and Munir Zulu have commenced contempt of court proceedings against Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha, Speaker Nelly Mutti and all MPs for presiding over and participating in Bill 7 proceedings, which the Constitutional Court ruled to be unconstitutional. Others cited include Minister of Justice Princess Kasune, First Deputy Speaker Attractor Malungo Chisangano, Second Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo, Clerk of the National Assembly Loveness Mwaka, Deputy Clerk Corporate Affairs Cecilia Sikatele, Deputy Clerk Procedure Stephen Kawimbe and Deputy Clerk Administration Sage Samuwika. Earlier this week, Chisangano announced that she had received communication from the Minister of Justice requesting the House to immediately resume consideration of Bill 7. She said to this effect, the Select Committee that was earlier...

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